Rudolfiella

Rudolfiella
Rudolfiella aurantiaca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Subtribe:	Maxillariinae
Genus:	Rudolfiella Hoehne
Type species
Rudolfiella aurantiaca Hoehne
Synonyms [1]
Lindleyella[Schltr.], illegitimate SchlechterellaHoehne, illegitimate

Rudolfiella, abbreviated as Rud. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids comprising eight species native to tropical South America, Trinidad and Panama. ^{[1] [2]}

They are found in northern Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago and Venezuela. ^[3]

The genus name of Rudolfiella is in honour of Friedrich Richard Rudolf Schlechter (1872–1925), who was a German taxonomist, botanist, and author of several works on orchids. ^[4]

Species

• Rudolfiella aurantiaca (Lindl.) Hoehne
• Rudolfiella bicornaria (Rchb.f.) Hoehne
• Rudolfiella caquetaense Uribe Vélez & Sauleda
• Rudolfiella floribunda (Schltr.) Hoehne
• Rudolfiella lindmaniana (Kraenzl.) Hoehne
• Rudolfiella peruviana D.E.Benn. & Christenson
• Rudolfiella picta (Schltr.) Hoehne

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 1-585. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
3. "Rudolfiella Hoehne | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
4. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names](pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN   978-3-946292-41-8 . Retrieved January 27, 2022.

External links

• Media related to Rudolfiella at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Rudolfiella at Wikispecies